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"I could have called it Jack, because it's like Jack and the Beanstalk." 🌻 Gwen Foster, who is just over 5ft (1.5m), struggles to see the top of a sunflower she grew outside her home in Ashbourne, England. That's because it's around twice her height! The 95-year-old was given two seeds by a neighbour, one of which grew to about 10ft (3m) and the other 4ft (1.2m). However, the taller sunflower stem does not have a large flower to match. Tap the link in @BBCNews's bio to read what she believes is the secret behind its "abnormal" height. (📸 Janet Foster) #BBCNews

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